Monkeys try to snatch tourist's phone at zoo in China

Footage has emerged of monkeys trying to grab a tourist's phone at a popular tourist destination in Haikou, southern China.

The video, filmed at the Hainan Tropical Garden of Wild Fauna and Flora in Haikou in Hainan Province on October 15, shows the woman holding on to her phone while caged monkeys attempt to wrestle it from her grasp.

According to local reports, the monkeys tried to grab the woman's mobile phone when she was taking selfies in front of them.